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The car looks good but is still pretty conceptual - that weird backlit writing on the boot and the interior. Saying that, it looks pretty good... not quite as sporty looking as an MG would've looked before but I don't think that's what they're going for with the new models.

In reality it'll probably be some poorly rehashed chinese/indian thing.

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They were; Ford sold their majority shareholding 'recently' and now hold a much smaller stake in the firm.

The Mazda 121 was, as already noted, exactly the same car as a Fiesta MKIV, with different badging. Arguably, they are a better buy, as they depreciated a little quicker than the Ford and were a more sensible first-time buy.

The Mazda 5 is based on the c-max (which in turn is based on the focus)

The Mazda 6 is based on the Mondeo

The Rx7 and cx7 are pure Mazda(although the cx7 has Kuga styling)

The RX9 (not in Uk),is the Ford Edge

Dave

Correct. Ford incresed their share in Mazda a while back, revamped them and then parted company - you can bet with some pretty hefty covenants regarding platform use too :) Mazdas are decent, if a little bland on the inside.